meet Carolina
Carolina Dear is a lifelong yoga student, teacher, Vedic Counselor & Vedic Medical Astrology, Doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine, and Reiki Master. She has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and teaching since 2006.
During this time, her work as a healer has amassed her several certifications including an IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist, Ayuryoga Therapist, and Kripalu Master Yoga Teacher.
Read more about her impressive training experiences, certifications, and credentialing below.
Ayurveda
Ayurvedic Clinical Specialist Practitioner since 2015
Certified in Clinical Ayurvedic Theory-2092 hour program
Clinical Ayurveda Specialist (CAS)
Ayurveda Health Practitioner (AHP)
Ayurvedic Health Educator (AHE)
Trained in Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnostics
Vedic Medical Astrology (January 2020 – July 2020) – Read and assess a Jyotish Horoscope from a medical perspective – including Prakriti, Vikriti, disease tendencies and healing protocols as well as factors effecting health, finance and relationships, addictions and remedies. From Ayurvedic Healing Institute with Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar BAMS, MD.
Vedic Counseling Course- From January 2017 – June 2017 Part 1
Vedic Counseling Course – From January 2018 – June 2018 Part 2
Deepen understanding of Vedic Sciences, Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, and Vaastu & Vedanta. – From Ayurvedic Healing Institute with Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar BAMS, MD.
REIKI
Practitioner since 2007
Certified : Usui Shiki Ryoho -Reiki Master Joan Ryan -Traditional I, II, III.
Certified: Essential Reiki Master Diane Stein – Non-Traditional I, II, III
yoga
Yoga Instructor since 2006
Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 (500 hr training plus at least 2,000 hours of teaching experience)
Registered Pre-Natal Yoga Teacher (RPYT)
Certified: Viniyoga Therapist – 500 hour program with Gary Kraftsow’s American Viniyoga Institute, an accredited yoga therapy program through the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)
Viniyoga Foundations Program for Teaching & Yoga Therapy as immersion in the Viniyoga tradition – 150 hour program
Certified: Kripalu Yoga Teacher – 500 hour
Certified: Kripalu Pre-Natal Yoga Teacher
Certified: Pre-Natal teacher program with Asheville Yoga Center by Stephanie Keach
Multidimensional Yoga: Merge functional Chakra work with modern science, Mystical Symbolism, and yoga therapy with Gary Kraftsow
Svastha yoga of krihnamacharya therapy program 2012 on Anatomy, Physiology, and sequencing of the breath, yoga therapy for respiratory and cardiovascular disorders with Dr. Ganesh Mohan and Dr. Gunter Niessen
Krishnamacharya Healing & Yoga Foundation – Seminar Yoga and Meditation for Health, Healing and Beyond with Menaka Desikachar
Essential Tools for Teaching Vinyasa: Awakening the Mandala of Asanas, Embodying the Flow, with Shiva Rhea, Samudra School for Living Yoga
Advanced Training in Yoga Sciences Iyengar Yoga and Practice with Roger Cole
The Sanskrit Mantra Thomas Ashley-Farrand (Namadeva Acharya) program with Rev. Satyabhama
Ashtanga Yoga Workshop with Kino Mac Greogor
Yoga Anatomy with Ray Long, MD FRCSC
Teaching Meditation with Christopher Baxter
The Joy of Living Meditation with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Yoga Nidra, Relaxation & Guided Imagery with Julie T. Lusk
Journey through the Chakras: Seven Windows to the Soul with Anodea Judith, Ph.D.
The Art of Teaching Three Stages of Kripalu Yoga with Deva Parnell
Yoga Alliance Member
International Association of Yoga Therapists Member
Whether you’re looking to begin or advance your yoga practice, be healed by the ancient art of ayruveda, or feel your energy restored by a Reiki Master, you can contact Carolina here.